By IT’S no longer news that President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ola Olukoyede as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, had announced the appointment in a statement on Thursday.
Here are things you need to know about the new EFCC boss:
Olukoyede was born in Ikere-Ekiti on October 14, 1969. He will turn 54 on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
He is the first Nigerian from the southern region to head the anti-graft commission.
The new EFCC boss is a lawyer by training and specialises in compliance management, corporate intelligence and fraud management.
Olukoyede is a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel (UK).
Before his appointment, he had served as secretary of the anti-graft agency for two years following his appointment by former President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2018.
In 2020, Buhari suspended Olukoyede along with former EFCC acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu from office and was never recalled.
Olukoyede had also worked as a lawyer at the law firm of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo before he joined the EFCC.
He started his career as a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State.
He is an alumnus of Lagos State University; University of Lagos; Institute of Arbitration ICC — Paris, France and the University of Harvard (Kennedy School of Executive Education).
Olukoyede is also a pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
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